About us

UT Health San Antonio is a leading academic health center with a mission to make lives better through excellence in advanced academics, life-saving research and comprehensive clinical care.

We Make Lives Better

Across its missions of research, education, patient care and community service, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, also called UT Health San Antonio, remains relentlessly committed to advancing the health of all in San Antonio and the surrounding region.

With an annual portfolio of biomedical research of more than $360 million, the university is a primary driver of the city’s $44.1 billion health care and biosciences sector. Through its six schools, a diverse workforce of 7,900, an annual expense budget of $1.23 billion and a clinical practice that provides 2.6 million patient visits each year, UT Health San Antonio generates a substantial economic impact across South Texas as it daily serves the public good.

Mission Statement

The mission of The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, also called UT Health San Antonio, is to make lives better through excellence in education, research, health care and community engagement. Strategies for achieving this mission are: educating a diverse student body to become excellent health care providers and scientists; engaging in research to understand health and disease; commercializing discoveries, as appropriate, to benefit the public; providing compassionate and culturally proficient health care; engaging our community to improve health; and influencing thoughtful advances in health policy.

Approved by The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board on April 25, 2012 and reaffirmed by The University of Texas System Board of Regents at the February 23-24, 2022 Board meeting.

Vision

To be a world-class academic health center transforming health and health care for a diverse society.

Core Values

Accountability: We are committed to responsible and transparent stewardship of university resources.

Diversity: We strive for inclusivity across the university.

Excellence: We continue to strive for excellence through creativity, innovation and dedication.

Innovation: We discover, create, develop and measure new, exciting and effective methods of education or pedagogy, research and clinical care.

Integrity: We are truthful, equitable and committed to intellectual honesty.

Professionalism: We will maintain the highest standards of professionalism through ethical behavior, life-long learning and respect for all members of the university.

Teamwork and Collaboration: We support each other and promote interprofessional collaboration.

Tradition: We learn from our history, create an optimistic future and promote the unique nature of the health science center environment.